Modifications: I sized this down to fit a 12 year old. This was very easy to do. Jared has increased for each size in increments of 18 stitches. Therefore, I just subtracted 18 from the smallest size and cast on 158 stitches. Knitting two less short rows also made the yolk a little shorter.

Notes: Classic Elite Skye tweed has been discontinued. The yarn is a little rough to work with. Tiennie has mentioned it "softens" after washing. I never (rarely) swatch or block, so this has not been washed. We are really hoping it will soften up a little.

Charlie said he feels a little like Ron from Harry Potter. I don't know why he would think that? Edited to add: (because mom didn't know) Ron wears his mama's "homemade" sweaters and has red hair.

I've been a lurker appreciating your blog for months but just had to step out of the shadows when I saw the words "I never...block". You just made my day!

The sweater looks fantastic and I'm thinking of knitting this for my husband at some point (if I ever make it through everything else I seem to be starting lately - including Minimalist Cardigan from the same issue - moms have to put themselves first sometimes - hee hee).

Killer sweater! Now you are motivating me to finish mine...and I agree that the Skye Tweed is rough on the hands. According to Kathy Zimmerman, it used to be milled in England but when they switched to Peru the quality went down somewhat.

An easy way to do the washing/blocking. Throw it in the tub with a little liquid detergent. Let soak for a bit, rinse, then using towels, squeeze out excess water and then throw it in the washer on spin cyle to spin out the rest. Lay flat (in proper shape) to dry. It dries quickly overnight and then Charlie will have a much softer sweater to enjoy!

I think you should consider a career as a photostylist.These are FANTASTIC and truly show off abeautiful sweater on a REAL boy.Tell him he's much handsomer than Ron!Gretagretaknits.typepad.com/lifelong_knitter

Wonderful job on the sweater. I can't wait until my oldest gets home to show it to him. Not only because the sweater will probably rate high on the cool chart but to show him that there are others out there with the same beautiful hair color as him! As he quotes "only 2% of the population has red hair and it is quickly becoming extinct because people are not marrying other people with red hair...I'm a rarity!"

that is a beautiful sweater. As always, I am in awe of your knitting skills. those photos look like fall-we should be having fall, but it hasn't arrived yet. My kids want to go to the pool and jump in the sprinkler today! Thanks for sharing your creation!

Your son looks gorgeous in his new Cobblestone sweater! Great color choice for him too. His entire outfit from his shoes, sweater to the hip bracelets all work wonderfully together.Digging the football shots.

When I saw this sweater in the mag I immediately wondered how it would size down for my 10 yr old. It looks terrific. My son wears a boys' size 10-12. Your son looks a bit taller. Do you mind letting me know what size swtr/swtshrt he usually wears so I can size down appropriately?

I just knew you would have one of them finished by the time I came back from my holiday! And isn't it fantastic - it looks so worn in and comfy already and the colour is just gorgeous. I have been knitting on my holiday and kept thinking of you and how quickly you knit. I have nearly finished a little skirt for my oldest girl because I have been at it non-stop!

I love that sweater! Your kids are so cute! (Don't tell them I said that. If they're anything like my boys, you'll never get them to pose for a picture again.) I've seen that sweater before--I'd have to be living under a rock to avoid it--but I never thought about doing it for one of my kids. It would look great on my 10 year old. I wonder if I could size it down more?

Oh, and I did get the reference to Ron! (Allow me my moment of glory. I need it today.)